Rob Lair Posted September 15 Report Posted September 15 I am new to the forum and new to Mooney as well (and a new pilot for that matter). I bought a 1968 Mooney M20F last year. The PC system works well as far as I can tell. I have to adjust the roll trim every 5 mins or so to stay on track which is fine. I am just wondering how much work it is to install an Acutrak I or II and couple it to my newly installed 430W. I have read several topics on the Acutrak and it seems to work well as long as the PC is working ok but I have no idea about the work / $$ to install one from scratch. Quote
DCarlton Posted September 15 Report Posted September 15 15 years ago when Brittain was still servicing airplanes in Tulsa it was 2-3 grand and a day or twos work. Now it’s a matter of understanding exactly which system you have and then finding salvage parts to do the upgrade and someone willing to do the work. Mine only tracks the DG. Mine uses a TC100EVT turn coordinator with inverter, a DG adapter and DG with a heading bug output. I think it’s a 4000-D1. The DG adapter is hard to find. The turn coordinators can still be overhauled by Kevin Westbrook at Porter Strait in Tulsa. Kevin might be able to ask a few questions, figure out what you have and then tell you what parts you need to find on the salvage market. I’m no expert and I’m only guessing but I suspect the output from the 430 that drives the CDI will drive the Acutrack. 1 Quote
Rob Lair Posted September 15 Author Report Posted September 15 Thanks for the reply. I am pretty sure that the 430 will drive it as long as I have the right interface. I have an HSI and not a DG but I assume it works the same. Thanks for the info. I will reach out and see what I can find. Quote
takair Posted September 15 Report Posted September 15 @Kevin Westbrookfrequents the site. Here is a shout out. I’ve had my 430 driving the system for years. Works great. Start scanning eBay and MS for parts. Quote
Echo Posted September 15 Report Posted September 15 The DG does NOT drive an AccuTak. The DG drives the AccuFlite. The analog left right from Garmin goes to a pneumatic Brittain controller and then to the AccuTrak controller (Same controller is used with AccuFlite) and then to the panel mounted on off/left right turns on the panel controller. Quote
Rob Lair Posted September 15 Author Report Posted September 15 That is great info. I will start scouring ebay. Quote
0TreeLemur Posted September 15 Report Posted September 15 We installed Accutrak II, Accuflite, and PC/AH in our M20C, and because of the status of Brittain I hoarded parts. We've since sold our C. I've got a spare parts for all of it, except I don't have a spare Accuflite. I even have two spares of the elusive BI-805 valve. PM me if interested. Quote
DCarlton Posted September 16 Report Posted September 16 8 hours ago, Echo said: The DG does NOT drive an AccuTak. The DG drives the AccuFlite. The analog left right from Garmin goes to a pneumatic Brittain controller and then to the AccuTrak controller (Same controller is used with AccuFlite) and then to the panel mounted on off/left right turns on the panel controller. Just FYI, I don't even think my system has a name. Jerry Walters installed it in Tulsa. Basically he took the PC system, and added the TC100EVT, DG Adapter, and DG. It tracks the DG heading bug. If it has a name, I'd have to dig it out of the records. The only thing added to the instrument panel was an on and off switch for the heading bug and a pneumatic cut off switch that does the same thing as the one on the yoke . Quote
Echo Posted September 16 Report Posted September 16 12 hours ago, DCarlton said: Just FYI, I don't even think my system has a name. Jerry Walters installed it in Tulsa. Basically he took the PC system, and added the TC100EVT, DG Adapter, and DG. It tracks the DG heading bug. If it has a name, I'd have to dig it out of the records. The only thing added to the instrument panel was an on and off switch for the heading bug and a pneumatic cut off switch that does the same thing as the one on the yoke . As described this is an AccuFlite system. I prefered this to the accuTrak (also installed) as you could make turns using DG vs. just following the magenta line. I am installing the AccuFlite n my "new" Mooney this winter. 1 Quote
Kevin Westbrook Posted September 16 Report Posted September 16 Rob call me Kevin Westbrook 539-292-0474 yes I worked at Brittain 3 Quote
sdmideas Posted September 17 Report Posted September 17 Not to hijack the thread;) May I call too? I am in the same situation as the OP. Quote
Kevin Westbrook Posted September 17 Report Posted September 17 Sdmideas yes of course happy to help Quote
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